Carrier for draft-gear yokes.



P. B. CAMP.

CARRIER FOR DRAFT GEAR YOKES. APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. I916.

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The draft sills or plates of a railway car llllllmh PEBUBY 13. CAMP, 01ECHICAGO, ILL1NOI$, ASEZGNOR, 'IO UNIVERSAL DRAFT GEAR ATEFACHMENT C0,,OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A COREORATION OF ILLINOIS Specification of LettersPatent.

CARRIER FOR DRAFT-GEAR YOKES.

Patented 1%), 11916.

Application filed hi'ay 29, 1916. Serial 21o. "100,504.

To all whom it may concern Be it lmown that l, Pnnor B. CAMP, a citizenat the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and umful Improvements inCarriers for Draft-Gear Yokes, of which the following is aspecilication,and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings,- forming a partthereof.

.The invention relates to improvements in carriers for the yoke orcoupler extension of a draft gear for railway cars, of the type shown inmy copending application.

The object of the invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction,while securing the added strength of wrought metal in the portion of thedevice which is called upon to sustain the weight of the gear.

it consists in a. supporting member in the form of a strap, adapted tobe attached to the draft sills or plates of a railway car, and extendacross the space occupied by the gear, together with a roller runningupon the strap, and a retainer and guide for the roller attached to theupper face of the strap. r

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a detail transverse vertical sectional view through. thedraft sills or plates of a railway car, the carrier. being shown inelevation; Fig. 2 is a detail longitudinal sectional view, partly inelevation, of the draft mechanism of a car, the carrier being shown incross-section; and Fig. 3 is a plan View of the carrier detached fromare represented at 10, 11, and the coupler extension, here shown in theformof a yoke, at 12. A strap 13, which may be of vr ught metal, isattached to and below the sills or plates 10, 11, by anysuitable means.As shown,.these sills or plates are provided with outstanding footflanges 14c, 15, and

the strap 13 is applied to the lower faces of these flanges and isprovided at its ends with upturned gibs 16, 17, engaging the outermargins thereof. The strap is} secured to the flanges by means of bolts,18, 19.

As shown, the middle portion of the strap 13 is offset downwardly, thebottom plane of the yoke 12 being shown as substantially in the plane ofthe lower faces of the flanges 14:, 15.

' A. roller 20 rides upon the strap 13, and supports the yoke or couplerextension 12, the strap being of such width as to permit suiiicientmovement of the roller to provide for the maximum range of movement ofthe coupler extension in service.

In order to secure the roller 20 in place,

a cage or frame, generally designated by the numeral 21, is secured tothe upper face of the strap 13 by any suitable means, rivets 22, 23,being here shown for this purpose. The frame 21 is rectangular in form,its side .walls 24, 25, serving as guides for the roller,

and itsend walls 26, 27, limiting the move ment thereof. Preferably theframe is also provided with upstanding flanges .28, 29, parallel withthe line oi. draft and serving to. limit the lateral movement of thecoupler extension.

The roller 20 is held within the frame when the coupler extension is notin place by means of a rod 30, crossing the chamber within which theroller is housed, and being anchored in the end walls 26, 27, of theframe, the roller being provided with a circumferential channel 31 r'orits accommodation.

I claim as my invention 1. A carrier for a coupler extension comprising,in combination, a strap adapted for attachment to the draft irons of acar, a roller mounted on the strap and movable transversely thereof, anda frame attached to the strap for guiding and limiting the movement ofthe roller.

2. A carrier for a coupler extension comprising, in, combination, astrap adapted for attachment to the draft irons of a car, a rollermounted on the strap and movable transversely thereof, and a frameattached to the strap for guiding and limiting the. movement of theroller and having upstanding lateral flanges for guiding the couplerextension.

PERCY B. CAMP.

